Island Park Real Estate

Island Park, Idaho is a recreational city in Fremont County, Idaho, United States. Island Park Idaho is within roughly 35 minutes of Yellowstone National Park, 60 minutes of Rexburg, and roughly 90 minutes of Idaho Falls. Because it is more commonly used as a vacation getaway for many Idaho and Utah locals, the city's population was only 172 in 2014*. It is considered to be part of the Eastern Idaho/Rexburg metropolitan area. The unemployment rate in Island Park is 5.00 percent and the cost of living is 5% higher than the national average. Island Park claims to have the longest "Main Street" in the world at 33 miles long. Island Park News is the community's newspaper and Henry's Fork Country is the recreation guide.

The area was known as Island Park long before the 33-mile (53 km)-long town was incorporated. Henry's Lake Flat is a flat bottomed valley between high mountain ranges with Henry's Lake at the northwest end of the flats. Mt. Jefferson, south of Henry's Lake, is at 10,203 feet and Targhee Peak, north of Henry's Lake is at 10,240 feet. The most famous of Island Park's peaks, however, is the 9,886-foot Sawtell Peak due to its beauty. Sawtell Peak is also south of Henry's Lake near Mt. Jefferson and is a landmark visible from nearly anywhere in Island Park.

The Island Park area is mostly forested with many meadows and grasslands. It is mostly level but is surrounded by forested hills and high mountains in the north. The Henry's Fork of the Snake River meanders through Island Park with its headwaters at Henry's Lake and at Big Springs. The Henry's Fork is impounded by Island Park Dam to form Island Park Reservoir at the rim of the caldera just north and just outside of the caldera. In fact, the entire south bank of Island Park Reservoir is formed by the northern slope of the caldera. The Henry's Fork crosses through the caldera and then cascades off from it at Upper and Lower Mesa Falls.

The geography of Island Park is actually unique and distinctive. It is largely flat and it has unusually high precipitation. Island Park is at the same 6,000 feet of elevation as Teton Valley, Idaho, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, or the Centennial Valley, Montana yet these nearby areas are semi-arid prairie or even desert receiving less than 12 inches of precipitation annually while Island Park is forested and green with many steams, ponds, lakes, and meadows. Island Park receives well over 30 inches of precipitation with parts receiving over 50 inches. That is, Island Park has three times the rainfall and snowfall as nearby areas of the same elevation.

Island Park Real Estate

In 2007, there were approximately 227 real estate and property transactions in the Island Park, Idaho area. Prices for property and Island Park Cabins in this community are expected to rise over the next 12 months.

Island Park Recreation

Exceptional recreational opportunities in and around the region include Extreme and Liesure Snowmobiling, Camping, Hiking, Trail Riding, Water Sports, Fishing, Dirt Bike and ATV riding, Rafting, Hunting, and much more. Other notable features of the area is the beautiful country landscapes, mountains, wildlife, lakes, streams, and scenery.

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